Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels continue preparation for Friday night's Sweet 16 matchup in what will be the program's first appearance since 2001. The No. 6 seeded Rebels will be taking on No. 2 Michigan State with the Spartans entering the clash in Atlanta as favorites.

The bad: 2-seeds have lost three of the four most recent Sweet 16 games against non-3-seeds, including two last year (with 2-seed Marquette falling to 11-seed N.C. State and 2-seed Arizona falling to 6-seed Clemson).

The last at-large team in the NCAA field, UNC couldn’t replicate its wire-to-wire spirited play from its First-Four win. The 11th-seeded Tar Heels fell behind early to No. 6 Ole Miss and never fully recovered.